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What Has Sarah Longwell Learned From Hundreds of Voter Focus Groups?
Political strategist Sarah Longwell shares what she’s learned from hundreds of voter focus groups and what those lessons reveal about the 2026 midterms.
Sarah Longwell is the author of "How to Eat an Elephant: One Voter at a Time," publisher of The Bulwark and host of The Focus Group podcast. (Courtesy of Sarah Rogers/The Bulwark)
Sarah Longwell has conducted hundreds of focus groups and spoken with thousands of American voters over the past decade. As a result, the former Republican strategist, who left the party after President Trump was elected in 2016, has become one of the nation’s preeminent experts on voter sentiment. Less than a week before election day, Longwell joins Marisa to discuss the state of U.S. politics in 2026.
Longwell is also the New York Times bestselling author of “How to Eat an Elephant: One Voter at a Time,” publisher of The Bulwark and host of The Focus Group podcast.
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